Bok Tower Gardens' Volunteer Call for Sandhill Restoration Planting

I know some of you keep an eye out for volunteer opportunities for yourself and family members and thought this could be a welcome opportunity.  

It's easy to imagine planting trees with your young ones and them one day pointing them out as large trees to their grandchildren to say, "I helped plant those"   A neat legacy to be sure.

Here's the information sent to me by Bok Tower:

What: Sandhill Restoration Planting
When: August 4 through August 10, 2012
Where: Bok Tower Gardens

Lake Wales, Fla. - Bok Tower Gardens needs volunteers to help plant 4,500 native ground cover plants on 34 acres of fallow citrus land. The property is being restored to its natural longleaf pine and turkey oak habitat. The project will start on Aug. 4 and continue until Aug. 10.

Volunteers can register to participate in making history through this restoration project at www.boktowergardens.org/restoration-project/.

All volunteers must bring gardening gloves, kneepads and sunscreen, and wear sturdy closed-toe shoes. Drinking water will be provided. Families and groups are welcome, but an adult must accompany children.

For more information about the project, contact Bok Tower Gardens’ Land Steward, Katrina Noland, at 863-676-1408 ext. 2254 or knoland@boktower.org. For more information about the Gardens, visit www.boktowergardens.org.